Dear friends of the Fund,

As we gear up for our 142nd birthday in a few months, we’re excited to share a one-of-a-kind auction item from decades past. Plus, tickets for our Producer's Picks performances of both The Great Gatsby and The Who's Tommy are still available! But first, we take a look back on a very special night for the Fund.

Thank you for your continued dedication, and we hope to see you soon.

Photo credit: Rebecca J. Michelson

2024 Annual Gala Recap

We wish to offer a sincere thank you to all who attended our 2024 Annual Gala! We were pleased to recognize Sonia Friedman CBE, Seth MacFarlane, and Warner Bros. Television Group as they received the Entertainment Community Fund Medal of Honor.

The night was a joyous celebration with show-stopping performances from Hannah Cruz and Hawley Gould, Maria Friedman, Cassadee Pope, Liz Gillies and Ryan Vasquez. We also welcomed special guests including Entertainment Community Fund Chair of the Board Annette Bening, Chair of Leadership Council Brian Stokes Mitchell, President and CEO Joe Benincasa, as well as Kelsey Anderson, Eric Bauza, Michael Evans Behling, Kola Bokinni, Bugs Bunny, Stephen Daldry, Daffy Duck, Cristo Fernández, Joey Graziadei, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Shanola Hampton, Katherine Oliver and Greta Onieogou.

The evening also featured the announcement of our $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign: a bold and comprehensive effort that will allow the Fund to serve more people in more places.

Auction: Eleanor Roosevelt Signature on Historic Fund Program

Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers
175 East 87th Street
New York, NY

A one-of-a-kind item is up for auction at Doyle from Entertainment Community Fund history: a program signed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, from The Actors Fund of America’s (our former name) Second Annual “Salute to Broadway”! This event took place on December 21, 1956; actress Gusti Huber (The Diary of Anne Frank) collected the autograph and passed the program down to her granddaughter, actress Samantha Mathis (American Psycho). Samantha has generously donated the program to benefit the Fund.

Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel

The Great Gatsby Producer's Picks
Wednesday, May 8, 7 pm ET

Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway
New York, NY

See top-notch theater and feel good about helping others! Producer's Picks tickets are donated by the producers so your entire ticket purchase goes to support the Entertainment Community Fund's programs and services.

Transport yourself to the opulent world of the 1920s, and join the Fund for an extravagant night at The Great Gatsby on Broadway! This story of excess and longing stars Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan (Newsies) as the eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Tony Award Nominee Eva Noblezada (Hadestown) as the enigmatic Daisy Buchanan.

The Who's Tommy Producer's Picks
Thursday, July 11, 7 pm ET

Nederlander Theatre
208 West 41st Street
New York, NY

In 1969, The Who created a rock opera that changed the course of music history.

After witnessing an act of violence, young Tommy Walker—played by Ali Louis Bourzgui, making his Broadway debut—goes into a state of shock, spending his time endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Myth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.”

2024 Jock Duncan Memorial Celebri-TEE Golf & Tennis Outing
Monday, August 19, 10 am ET

Knickerbocker Country Club
188 Knickerbocker Road
Tenafly, NJ

Join us for a day of golf and tennis with special guests from the entertainment industry, all coming together to raise funds for the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey.

Tee it up with Broadway star Robert Creighton (The Good Fight), film and TV star Peter Gallagher (American Beauty), Tony Award-winning actor Judy Kaye (Ragtime), Tony-nominated actor Richard Kind (Argo), Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon (Purlie Victorious), Tony-nominated actor, producer and songwriter Constantine Maroulis (Rock N' Roll Man), screen and stage actor James Moye (Tootsie) and Broadway star and Emmy Award-winner Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen). Or, ace a serve to Tony and Grammy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner, singer and recording artist Liz Callaway (Anastasia), Broadway star Bobby Conte (The Who's Tommy) and Micaela Diamond (Parade)!

More Fundraisers:
Stars In The House: Watch musical performances, behind the scenes stories and more with Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley
PlumbGoods: PlumbGoods has a variety of items to choose from with 5% of all net sales (excluding Happiness Included Coffee Collection) benefiting the Fund
Laughs, Luck… and Lucy: Gregg Oppenheimer has generously pledged all proceeds from his new audiobook, Laughs, Luck…and Lucy, co-authored with his father, I Love Lucy creator Jess Oppenheimer, to the Entertainment Community Fund
T-shirts on Bonfire: 100% of the sales from this graphic t-shirt will be donated to the Entertainment Community Fund. With special thanks to The Old Guard comic series co-creators, Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández, who is the illustrator of the series and created the image on the t-shirt
Moonees: Professional Artist & Background Casting Director Jason D’Aquino has pledged $5 to the Entertainment Community Fund from every Moonees product sold to support film and television workers affected by work stoppages or other pauses in industry work